Neil Matheson

Neil Matheson
Member of Parliament
for Queen's
In office
August 1953  June 1957
Serving with Angus MacLean
Preceded by Chester McLure
Succeeded by Heath MacQuarrie
Personal details
Born Neil Alexander Matheson
(1904-08-25)25 August 1904
Rose Valley, Prince Edward Island
Died 1 April 1972(1972-04-01) (aged 67)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Margaret McLeod Miller (m. 1934)[1]
Profession editor, farmer, journalist

Neil Alexander Matheson (25 August 1904 1 April 1972) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Rose Valley, Prince Edward Island and was also an editor, farmer and journalist.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at Mount Allison University. During World War II, he was a captain in the reserves.[1]

Matheson was first elected with Angus MacLean at the Queen's electoral district in the 1953 general election, when that riding elected two members to Parliament. In the 1957 election, he was defeated when MacLean and fellow Progressive Conservative party candidate Heath MacQuarrie received the two highest votes.

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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